# How to setup Alacritty to show fastfetch

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**Created:** [May 2, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721 "2024-05-02T16:36:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/swh/32/95303_2.png) [@swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/swh)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/1 "2024-05-02T16:36:31Z")

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I’ve been running `fastfetch` on `konsole` (Plasma) and I have entered a path in `fastfetch` that shows me a small logo. This does not work with `Alacritty`.

> **Fastfetch in Konsole**
>
> ![fastfetch45](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/9/698fa6817b58fce371544b7e6d41ead08d7294ed.png)

> **fastfetch.jsonc**
>
> ```auto
> // created by swh
> //},
> //{
> //"$schema": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/raw/dev/doc/json_schema.json",
> //"logo": {
> //"padding": {
> // "top": 2
> //}
> 
> {
> "$schema": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/raw/dev/doc/json_schema.json",
> "logo": {
> "source": "/home/swh/Plasma/EOS/EndeavourOS-Logos/startreks.png"
> },
> "display": {
> "separator": " -> "
> },
> "modules": [
> {
> "type": "custom",
> "format": "┌───────── \u001B[1mEat  , Sleep  , EndeavourOS  .\u001B[0m ─────────┐"
> },
> "break",
> "title",
> "break",
> {
> "type": "custom", // SystemStart
> "format": "├─────────── \u001b[1mSystem Information\u001b[0m ───────────┤"
> },
> "break",
> "host",
> "bios",
> "cpu",
> "gpu",
> "vulkan",
> "disk",
> "memory",
> "swap",
> "display",
> "sound",
> "break",
> {
> "type": "custom", // SoftwareStart
> "format": "├─────────── \u001b[1mSoftware Information\u001b[0m ───────────┤"
> },
> "break",
> "os",
> "kernel",
> "lm",
> "de",
> "wm",
> "shell",
> "terminal",
> "terminalfont",
> "font",
> "theme",
> "icons",
> "packages",
> "uptime",
> "media",
> "break",
> {
> "type": "custom",
> "format": "└────────────────────── \u001B[1mThanks for fetching \u001B[0m─────────────────────────┘"
> },
> "break",
> {
> "type": "colors",
> "paddingLeft": 26,
> "symbol": "circle"
> }
> ]
> }
> 
> ```

> **Fastfetch in Alacritty**
>
> ![alacritty](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/d/fda6a6d27d0897250e20aa9c7054ef7a01697e6b.png)

> **Alacritty.toml**
>
> ```auto
> [colors.primary]
> background = '#2c2c2c'
> foreground = '#d6d6d6'
> 
> dim_foreground = '#dbdbdb'
> bright_foreground = '#d9d9d9'
> 
> # Cursor colors
> [colors.cursor]
> text = '#2c2c2c'
> cursor = '#d9d9d9'
> 
> # Normal colors
> [colors.normal]
> black = '#1c1c1c'
> red = '#bc5653'
> green = '#909d63'
> yellow = '#ebc17a'
> blue = '#7eaac7'
> magenta = '#aa6292'
> cyan = '#86d3ce'
> white = '#cacaca'
> 
> # Bright colors
> [colors.bright]
> black = '#636363'
> red = '#bc5653'
> green = '#909d63'
> yellow = '#ebc17a'
> blue = '#7eaac7'
> magenta = '#aa6292'
> cyan = '#86d3ce'
> white = '#f7f7f7'
> 
> # Dim colors
> [colors.dim]
> black = '#232323'
> red = '#74423f'
> green = '#5e6547'
> yellow = '#8b7653'
> blue = '#556b79'
> magenta = '#6e4962'
> cyan = '#5c8482'
> white = '#828282'
> 
> [font.normal]
> family = "JetBrainsMono NF"
> style = "Regular"
> 
> [font]
> size = 12.50
> builtin_box_drawing = true
> 
> [shell]
> program = "/bin/zsh"
> args = ["-l"]
> 
> [window]
> startup_mode = "Maximized"
> dynamic_padding = true
> opacity = 0.85
> blur = true
> dynamic_title = true
> title = "Alacritty"
> 
> [window.padding]
> x = 20
> y = 20
> 
> [[hints.enabled]]
> command = "xdg-open" # On Linux/BSD
> # command = "open" # On macOS
> # command = { program = "cmd", args = ["/c", "start", ""] } # On Windows
> hyperlinks = true
> post_processing = true
> persist = false
> mouse.enabled = true
> binding = { key = "U", mods = "Control|Shift" }
> regex = "(ipfs:|ipns:|magnet:|mailto:|gemini://|gopher://|https://|http://|news:|file:|git://|ssh:|ftp://)[^\u0000-\u001F\u007F-\u009F<>\"\\s{-}\\^⟨⟩`]+"
> 
> ```

As you can see, `Alacritty` only displays a `PNG` text line and not the logo.  
How do I have to setup my `alacritty.toml` to make the logo visible?

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**Author:** ![smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/smokey/32/133678_2.png) [@smokey](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/smokey)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/2 "2024-05-02T17:21:27Z")

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Does Alacritty support showing images?

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**Author:** ![swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/swh/32/95303_2.png) [@swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/swh)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/3 "2024-05-02T18:54:02Z")

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Yes, with `ytfzf` it shows thumbnails too. The first thing I thought was that wayland doesn’t support it because of `ueberzug` in ytfzf, but I looked at the wiki again and got it to work.

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**Author:** ![GolDNenex](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/goldnenex/32/64126_2.png) [@GolDNenex](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/GolDNenex)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/4 "2024-05-02T19:47:40Z")

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Could you share your configs for Alacritty/ueberzug ? Last week, I was trying to get them to work but kinda given up since 😂

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**Author:** ![swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/swh/32/95303_2.png) [@swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/swh)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/5 "2024-05-02T19:59:24Z")

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> [@GolDNenex](#):
>
> kinda given up since 😂

I was also on the point of throwing my computer against the wall 😅  
Ueberzug dont work with Wayland. So i’ve been looking around on ytfzf wiki.  
Under wayland this command works for me.

> ytfzf -T chafa --show-thumbnails \>artist\<

Provided you have installed the addons

> **[GitHub - pystardust/ytfzf: A posix script to find and watch youtube videos...](https://github.com/pystardust/ytfzf#addons)**
>
> A posix script to find and watch youtube videos from the terminal. (Without API) - pystardust/ytfzf

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**Author:** ![GolDNenex](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/goldnenex/32/64126_2.png) [@GolDNenex](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/GolDNenex)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/6 "2024-05-02T20:09:15Z")

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Worked like a charm! Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/swh/32/95303_2.png) [@swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/swh)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/7 "2024-05-02T20:57:41Z")

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Great you got it working!

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**Author:** ![BluishHumility](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/bluishhumility/32/70412_2.png) [@BluishHumility](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/BluishHumility)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/8 "2024-05-03T12:18:02Z")

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> [@smokey](#):
>
> Does Alacritty support showing images?

I think this is the crux of the issue. Fastfetch only supports displaying images with certain protocols, like Kitty or Sixel for example. [https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Logo-options](https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/wiki/Logo-options)

See also this related issue:

> <https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/issues/685#issuecomment-1894052070>
>
> \# General description of bug:
> 
> \* What happened:
> Basically if I call \`fastfetc…h --logo ~/file/path\`, it doesn't output the logo in ASCII. I also created a config.jsonc to see if different image interpreters would help, as well as different file types (jpg, png) but none of them output anything. I'm trying to use my company logo as my custom image but for the purpose of this issue I'm using Meta's logo
> 
> \<img width="715" alt="Screenshot 2024-01-16 at 08 38 52" src="https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/assets/51058259/b5f24216-1ce5-4652-b21e-eb82c8583ef5"\>
> 
> 
> \* What should happen:
> 
> A custom logo should be printed
> 
> \* Did it work in an older version: 
> 
> I'm not sure, I'm using \`fastfetch 2.5.0 (aarch64)\`
> 
> \* Where did you get the binary: 
> 
> via Homebrew
> 
> \# Often helpful information:
> 
> The content of the configuration file you use (if any)
> 
> I tried both variants
> 
> \`\`\`
> fastfetch --logo ~/Downloads/logo-Meta.png
> \`\`\`
> 
> \`\`\`
> {
> "$schema": "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch/raw/dev/doc/json\_schema.json",
> "logo": {
> "type": "iterm",
> "source": "~/.config/fastfetch/logo-Meta.png"
> // "width": 28,
> // "height": 12
> },
> "modules": \[
> {
> "type": "custom",
> "key": "┌──────────── Test ────────────┐",
> "keyColor": "blue",
> "format": " "
> // "separator": " "
> },
> "break",
> "os",
> "uptime",
> "host",
> "packages",
> "shell",
> "display",
> "terminalfont",
> "cpu",
> "break",
> "colors",
> "break",
> "break",
> "break",
> "break"
> \]
> }
> 
> \`\`\`
> 
> \## If my image logo didn't show / work
> 
> 
> 
> \* The image protocol you used: Auto, and then every one explicitly to test
> \* The terminal you used: Alacritty
> \* Upload the image file here, or paste the image URL: https://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/logo-Meta.png
> \* Does it work with \`--logo-width {WIDTH} --logo-height {HEIGHT}\`? No

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**Author:** ![swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/swh/32/95303_2.png) [@swh](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/swh)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/9 "2024-05-03T14:07:57Z")

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> [@BluishHumility](#):
>
> I think this is the crux of the issue. Fastfetch only supports displaying images with certain protocols, like Kitty or Sixel for example.

Ok, that makes sense. Thank you!  
I was looking for a solution yesterday, but couldn’t find this post. Now its clear

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**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/10 "2024-05-03T15:34:39Z")

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Thanks SWH ✊

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**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/how-to-setup-alacritty-to-show-fastfetch/54721/11 "2024-05-05T15:35:09Z")

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